Packing carton



Jan. 5, 1937.

F. w. IQUACKENBOSS PACKING CARTON Original Filed Nov. 12, 1932ATTORNEY6.

Patented Jan. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" Original applicationNovember 12, 1932, Serial No. 642,383. Divided and this applicationNovember 26, 1934, Serial No. 754,808

1 Claim.

This is a divisional application including subject matter referred to inclaims8 and 9 of my pending application Serial Number 642,383, filedNovember 12, 1932, and the invention relates to cartons or containers,and particularly that type of packing carton having a builtup, hollowbody, comprising a number of interengaging parts, all of which arespecially formed and combined to create a strong, durable and uniquestructurev that 10 is effective in fulfilling the requirements of suchcartons, yet is cheap to manufacture, is lighter and requires the use ofless expensive materials, allot which contribute to its advantages anddesirability.

16 Another object of the invention is the contemplation of a packingcarton constructed of pasteboard or analogous substance, said cartonhaving uniquely positioned and formed partition that co-operates with apair of covers for the carton in go a manner to present a separate coverfor each of two compartments formed within the hollow body of thestructure.

A yet further object of the invention is to provide a packing cartonwith hingedly'mounted 5 covers, each of said covers being of a length topermit arching thereof when the same are brought to position, saidcovers having one edge thereof afllxed to a. central partition extendingtransversely within the hollow body of the carton while 30 the oppositeedge is aflixed to one of the ends of the carton.

This invention contemplates a large number of additional objects, eachof which is relatively minor but will be made clear during the course of35 the following specification, referring to the accompanylng drawing,wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a packing carton embodying the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the carton with 40 the covers in theopened position.

Fig. 31s a view similar to that shown in Fig. 2, with the covers securedin the closed position, and,

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line IV--IV of Fig.3.

45 In the several viewsof the drawing, like reference charactersdesignate similar parts and the numerals 8|! designate two side panelswhich are disposed in spaced-apart, parallel relation. These side panelscontinue to form bottom '82, and in 60 producing the carton, the sidesand bottom are preferably formed of a continuous sheet of pasteboard,fiberboard, or similar substance well known in the art. End members 84are formed of like material and have a flange 85 along each edge 55respectively.

These flanges extend laterally at substantially right angles to theplane of the end members 84, and when end members 34 are fitted inplace, flanges 85 and the adjoining sides and bottoms B0 and 82respectively are secured together through 5 the medium of staples or anyother suitable members 94 which may be driven to position by means of anordinary stitching machine used in fabricating pasteboard boxes.

With the above mentioned members in place, 10 the carton presents ahollow body into which is placed a central partition 86. This partitionmay be made of two superimposed panels so which are stitched together bymeans of staples 94. Each panel 90 has an outstanding flange 92 adjacent16 each side 80 and bottom 82 respectively, and it is by means of theflanges that the partition is secured to the sides and bottom of thecarton when staples'are set in position as shown.

The covers 88 are formed by continuing each of the two superimposedpanels 90 sumciently to extendacross their adjacent section of thecarton and to overlap the top flange 85 of their respective ends. Itwill beobserved that'the covers 88 are made sufficiently long topermitthe proper bulg- 5 'ing of the pack as shown. To permit the properflexing of the case member a hinge scoring 98' maybe provided. I I I.

when the carton is packed with a commodity the covers are moveddownwardly so that their outer marginal edges overlap their respectiveflanges 85 and are thensecured thereto by means or staples 94.

A carton made in accordance with this invention will be strong, willwithstand hard usage in shipping, will keep its shape and protect thecommodity contained therein, and because of its relatively light weight,will effect a substantial saving in shipping charges.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

A packing carton comprising a hollow body formed of fiberboard andhaving a bottom, opposed longitudinal side walls and end walls, said endwalls each having laterally extending flanges at the edges thereof, apair of sheet members each having flanges extending laterally from oneface thereof across one end thereof and along a portion of the length ofthe longitudinal edges from the flanged ends, and means extendingthrough the flanges of said sheet members and the bottom and side wallsrespectively of the carton for holding the flanged portions of thesheets in superimposed, back-to-back position and within the hollow bodyto form a transverse partition therein, said sheet members having thefree ends thereof secured to one of the laterally extending flanges ofthe rebetween the flange portion thereof and the free end. being longerthan the distance from the partition to the end of the carton to whichit is attached whereby to be maintained in an arched condition above theplane of the upper edges of said side and end walls.

FREDERICK W. QUA I

